General CommentAppropriate that, writing about how being creative means finding inspiration, and how finding inspiration means being open to it (innocent/naive - an aging child), Joni writes some of the most beautiful and complex harmonies of her career.

General CommentWhen I first heard this song I became hooked as a songwriter. I now write in minors and write lyrics that you can slit-your-wrists to. Works for me. Blame it on THIS song!
The funeral scene in Alice's Restaurant has stayed with me forever. Kewl thing is that some 40 years later I saw Arlo in concert in Boston...ya, I still want to be him when I grow up!